Last update:
Technology news
Low-cost touch sensor shows promise for large-scale robotics applications
The development of affordable and highly performing sensors can have crucial implications for robotics research, as it could improve perception to help boost robot manipulation and navigation. In recent years, engineers have ...
Ancient 3D paper art, kirigami, could reshape modern wireless technology
The future of wireless technology—from charging devices to boosting communication signals—relies on the antennas that transmit electromagnetic waves becoming increasingly versatile, durable and easy to manufacture. Researchers ...
Telecom
18 hours ago
0
51
New AI model for hi-res video generation, Pyramid Flow, is available as open-source software
A team of AI researchers from Peking University, Kuaishou Technology, and Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, has developed a new AI model called Pyramid Flow, that can be used to generate virtual hi-resolution ...
AI-trained vehicles can adjust to extreme turbulence on the fly
In nature, flying animals sense coming changes in their surroundings, including the onset of sudden turbulence, and quickly adjust to stay safe. Engineers who design aircraft would like to give their vehicles the same ability ...
Automotive
14 hours ago
0
13
Attack simulator reveals oversight in AI image recognition tools and mitigation for cyber threat
Artificial intelligence can help people process and comprehend large amounts of data with precision, but the modern image recognition platforms and computer vision models that are built into AI frequently overlook an important ...
Security
18 hours ago
0
43
For AI, secrecy often does not improve security
Concern about misuse of artificial intelligence has led political leaders to consider regulating the emerging technology in ways that could limit access to AI models' inner workings. But researchers at a group of leading ...
Security
19 hours ago
0
49
Engineers develop scalable process to decarbonize cement production
Researchers from UCLA's Institute for Carbon Management have developed a method that could eliminate nearly all of of the carbon dioxide emitted during the process of cement production, which accounts for about 8% of global ...
Engineering
18 hours ago
0
26
Machine learning models could alleviate risks posed by cracking and corroding concrete structures, say scientists
Scientists say they have designed machine learning models able to predict when and why structures built of reinforced concrete start deteriorating and cracking.
Engineering
20 hours ago
0
3
Google signs nuclear power deal with startup Kairos
Google on Monday signed a deal to get electricity from small nuclear reactors to help power artificial intelligence.
Business
14 hours ago
0
5
Simulating bulldozer strength to bypass the need for expensive physical rigs in fatigue testing
The working components of construction machinery, such as dozer push arms, face periodic conditions that result in fatigue damage over time. Continuous vibrations, tension, and impact forces accelerate wear, making precise ...
Engineering
15 hours ago
0
5
New tool can detect malware on Android phones
Screen readers, voice-to-text, and other accessibility features have enabled people with disabilities to use smartphones. Yet these same features make the phones more accessible to hackers, too.
Consumer & Gadgets
18 hours ago
0
7
Seeking green energy solutions from the sea: A self-powered wave sensor, novel biofuel and improved catalytic conversion
Green fields are opening around the world as researchers make inroads into improving efficiencies in new and emerging sustainable vehicles as well as a novel biofuel and power generation from the sea.
Energy & Green Tech
16 hours ago
0
42
Multi-task learning model enhances hate speech identification
Researchers have developed a new way to automatically detect hate speech on social media platforms more accurately and consistently using a new multi-task learning (MTL) model; a type of machine learning model that works ...
Internet
16 hours ago
0
0
Research team develops key n-type thermoelectric semiconductor technology to recycle waste heat
A research team has developed a bismuth telluride (Bi-Te) based thermoelectric material with artificially formed atomic-scale defects and proposed a solution to improve its properties in order to harness wasted thermal energy. ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
16 hours ago
0
49
As OpenAI attracts new investment, balancing profit with purpose is getting more challenging to pull off
OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company that developed the popular ChatGPT chatbot and the text-to-art program Dall-E, is at a crossroads. On Oct. 2, 2024, it announced that it had obtained US$6.6 billion in new funding ...
Business
18 hours ago
0
1
Researchers tout effectiveness of individual optimization algorithms for human–robot interactions
A patient recovering from a limb amputation won't use a prostheses that isn't comfortable. A person rehabbing from a stroke won't use a robotic exoskeleton if the mobility it grants doesn't allow them to perform everyday ...
Robotics
18 hours ago
0
33
Chaotic color image encryption based on differential evolutionary deep learning
Research published in the International Journal of Information and Communication Technology describes a new approach to the encryption of digital images. The method could be used to protect sensitive information, such as ...
Security
18 hours ago
0
1
Reduce demand and recycle critical materials like lithium in UK, say top engineers
A University of Sheffield professor has contributed to a new report calling for a national materials strategy that addresses the rising demand for critical materials.
Energy & Green Tech
21 hours ago
0
12
A robot to babysit your kids? Elon Musk sees advanced future with human-like machines
Ready for a robot to take on those menial tasks—and much more?
Robotics
22 hours ago
0
1
Google used influence, ultimatum to cut deal on California news
Google was negotiating to spend $110 million to support California's struggling journalism industry, but the search giant had a demand: taxpayers would need to contribute tens of millions of dollars as well.
Business
22 hours ago
0
1
More news
Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene's disaster zone
Integer addition algorithm could reduce energy needs of AI by 95%
Changing OpenAI's nonprofit structure would raise questions about its future
Documents show OpenAI's long journey from nonprofit to $157B valued company
New algorithm helps read QR codes on uneven surfaces
Telescopes can help bring renewable energy to isolated Chilean communities
AI is having its Nobel moment. Do scientists need the tech industry to sustain it?
Renewables revolt in Sardinia, Italy's coal-fired island
Other news
Seven new frog species discovered in Madagascar
Atmospheric oxidation and the creation of modern Mars
Trio wins economics Nobel for work on wealth inequality
A brown ale or hoppy lager? Even fruit flies have a preference
Archaeologists discover Armenia's oldest church
Apple unveils Depth Pro, an AI app that can map the depth of a 2D image
Streamlining solar cell structure and fabrication for more affordable energy
NASA launches probe to study if life possible on icy Jupiter moon
New measuring method determines how immune cells really migrate
